"Under the current regulations, journalists holding the I visa are permitted to stay in the US for periods of five years that can be renewed indefinitely. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under Kristi Noem, a conservative ally of US President Donald Trump, wants to shorten that period to just 240 days. What have the world's media said about the proposal? In a joint statement, 118 global media groups including DW urged the Trump administration to keep the I visa programme in place."
"Allowing journalists to spend "years, not months" in the country serves US interests by "ensuring that America's policies, culture, and leadership are clearly and accurately communicated to international audiences in their own languages," the statement said. Disrupting the current system "risks leaving the world less informed about American news and current affairs," it added. "Rival nations and powerful adversaries will waste no time in filling the resulting vacuum with narratives about the US that serve their own interests before the truth," the media groups warned."
Journalists holding the I visa currently may stay in the US for five-year periods that can be renewed indefinitely. The Department of Homeland Security under Kristi Noem proposes shortening that period to 240 days. One hundred and eighteen global media organisations, including DW, jointly urged the US government to retain the existing I visa programme. The media groups argued that allowing journalists to spend years in the country helps ensure accurate communication of US policies, culture and leadership to international audiences in their languages. They warned that restricting access risks leaving information vacuums that rivals would exploit and would undermine America's legacy of openness and press freedom.
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